Chapter 35 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 35.56

अशरीरः शरीरेषु वायुश्चरति पालयन्॥ शरीरं हि विना वायुं समतां याति दारुभिः।

aśarīraḥ śarīreṣu vāyuścarati pālayan|| śarīraṃ hi vinā vāyuṃ samatāṃ yāti dārubhiḥ|

English Meaning

Preserving the bodies, the wind, having no persons, passes through them all. Without wind the body becomes like wood.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)